CIPD survey: nearly two-thirds of employees are disengaged
New research by the Gallup Organisation, shows that 63 per cent of the UK’s employees are not engaged at work and a further 20 per cent are actively disengaged. Only 17 per cent of workers report that they are fully engaged by their employers. Speaking on how to build a strengths-based organisation, on Thursday 25 […]
‘Graduates get workplace satisfaction’ says CIPD report
Graduates are very happy in the workplace and confident about their future prospects, a nationwide survey commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has found. The survey, which canvassed the views of 752 graduates who graduated in 2000, during July and August 2001, showed that 87% feel secure in their job while […]
Unemployed workers’ centres ‘get ready’
With the prospect of increasing job losses following the terrorist attacks in the US, and a possible economic slow-down, trade unionists at unemployed workers’ centres across the country are getting ready for increased demand.The unemployed workers’ centres provide a range of services including practical help and services such as first education classes, basic skills courses […]
CBI: LSC should listen to business
CBI chief Digby Jones urged the Learning and Skills Council (LSC)on Friday to step up efforts to understand business needs. “If the Learning and Skills Council is serious about engaging business it needs to listen to what businesses wants and help them to achieve it” he said. Speaking at a joint CBI/LSC event in Letchworth, […]
CBI: inflation is in check as pay awards fall at service firms
Pay awards in service sector firms have fallen, confirming that inflation remains firmly under control, the latest CBI pay databank survey shows today (Monday). Pay awards in service firms averaged 3.7 per cent in the three months to September, compared with 4.1 per cent in the three months to June and 3.9 per cent the […]
Softworld HR & Payroll Annual Forum 2001 Preview
The Softworld HR & Payroll Annual Forum takes place at the NEC from 17 – 18 October 2001 and is an education focused extension of the main Softworld event, which took place in February of this year. The event is unique in the fact that the exhibition is capped to a maximum of 15 key […]
Law to include access for people with disabilities
Minister for Disabled People Maria Eagle said that too many people had been unnecessarily excluded from too many services for too long. "This Government believes in an inclusive society where everyone has the right to participate fully," Maria Eagle said. "These regulations will ensure that disabled people have access to many services from which they […]
How to: Crack the job market
This Expert Guide has been provided by AccountingWEB recruitment partner Robert Half International. Visit the RHI StoreFront for more career and recruitment guidance – and to view the company’s huge online selection of accounting job vacancies.There is considerable evidence to suggest that candidates are over-dependant on just two job search avenues – responding to job […]
Managing Information
I have to run a 1 day course on Managing Information at very short notice. The outcomes should include the cost of poor information/ analysing information needs of self and customer and how to improve the situation/ conquering the paper mountain.Does anyone have or can recommend materials they would share?Simon Chater Simon Chater
TUC welcomes requirements on employers to prove they have not discriminated
People discriminated at work because of their gender will have new rights at Employment Tribunals from today (Friday). The new rules mean employers will have to prove they have not discriminated. Up to now employees have had to prove discrimination.TUC General Secretary, John Monks said:“This is a welcome move. Once again employees have gained new […]
Health and safety ‘disgrace’
“It is disgraceful that fifty three people died in agricultural accidents last year,” Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission, said yesterday, as he called for everyone in the industry to do more to prevent the tragic loss of life.Mr Callaghan was speaking after a two day fact-finding mission into agriculture. He and […]
New law means FE and HE have to monitor race relations
Further and Higher Education establishments will be among the public bodies required to monitor the recruitment and progress of staff by racial group under new race laws coming into effect this year, Angela Eagle Race Relations Minister said today. Speaking about the implementation of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 at the 'Race Equality for […]
Temps could miss out on equal rights
Temporary workers in the UK, including working students and college staff on temporary contracts, could miss out on equal rights if the Government waters down the implementation of the EU Fixed-Term Contracts Directive, warns a new TUC report.Although the Government plans to comply with the 1999 Directive by next July, the TUC and the National […]
EU ‘consultation’ proposals attacked by CBI
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) yesterday challenged EU politicians for trying to strengthen new legislation on worker consultation, which they say UK business strongly opposed. It was responding to yesterday’s decision by the EU’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee to recommend a series of amendments to the EU Information and Consultation Directive.The European Parliament […]
Time to improve accident record local authorities told
The GMB union yesterday issued a challenge to local authorities – improve your health and safety performance and meet the targets set out in the Governments Revitalising Health and Safety strategy. Revitalising Health and Safety sets out how the Government intends to tackle accidents and ill health at work. For the first time ever as […]
Research shows poor response to graduate applications
New research out yesterday from Axiom Software, creators of JobQ recruitment software, found that almost one in three (58%) of graduates expect a response to a job application within two weeks, and a third (36%) within one week. However, companies are failing to do this. Only one in six (18%) of the companies they have […]
Financial services follows manufacturing sector in seeing confidence fall
Business confidence amongst financial services companies has fallen more sharply than at any time for three years and business levels are well below normal. Those are the main findings of the latest quarterly survey of firms in the sector published today by the CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers.Seven per cent of respondents said they were more optimistic […]
Employers rush to sign up for stakeholder schemes, but…
The introduction of the stakeholder pension has created a wider “stakeholder effect” in the pensions market, according to a new report published on Friday by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). “Stakeholder Pensions – The Story So Far” includes case studies showing how the scheme has benefited employees and reports that sales of individual pensions […]
FirstPersonGlobal and the Employment Service both recognised at the Computing Awards
The Employment Service and its IT partner, EDS, have won two of the prestigious "Computing" Awards for Excellence. The awards were announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor, London, on 3 October. The winning categories are "Most Innovative e-Business Project of the Year" and "Web Site of the Year". The e-Business Project award went to […]
Ten stakeholder pension myths
We’ve all heard of the urban myth – a fantastic fusion of imagination, primal fear, base superstition and rumour.A worthy successor to the urban myth is the stakeholder myth – a fantastic fusion of imagination, primal fear, base superstition and rumour.At the risk of being boring, the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) would like to […]
